Okay, I probably say this every month, but this last month absolutely FLEW by. Part of it was our trip back to America–that week there, prepping for my sister’s wedding, and then the wedding ITSELF, was a whirlwind. Then, coming back, it was right back into school for a crazy last few weeks. The final day of classes was YESTERDAY (!!) and although I still have work until the end of June (including a week-long camp away from the city), it’s starting to really feel like summer around here!

FIVE MONTHS IN BUDAPEST: BY THE NUMBERS

ONE new flat found! I’m not sure if I’ve shared this on the blog yet, but we have decided to stay in Budapest for at least one more year. It probably won’t surprise you, however, to hear that I’ll be starting a different teaching job in the fall, at a new (to me) school. This means a new flat and a new neighborhood, as well!

NINE DAYS in Montana for my sister’s wedding! It was an insane week–I threw her a bachelorette party and a bridal shower, in addition to the all the wedding stuff–and to be honest, I think I’m still recovering. Two international flights in nine days is no joke! Of course, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

 

NOT ENOUGH TIME with my favorite pups. Luckily, we’ll be back for two weeks this summer!

HOURS OF PLANNING for our summer travels! I’ll share them with you soon–but they involve getting out of Hungary (for visa reasons), THREE road trips, and four countries!

TWO AND A HALF WEEKS finishing up classes. Since we returned from the States, my life has been consumed by my job.

ONE FIELD TRIP to a nearby town to visit wine cellars, hike around, and eat ice cream.

THREE HOURS watching Hungary beat Austria! I never thought I would care that much about sports (and okay, I still really don’t) Euro Cup 2016 is exciting. I never realized how fun it would be to actually be in the country whose football team is playing that day. Hungary hasn’t been in any international competitions for years, so this win was especially meaningful. It was wild to be there.

TWO NEW RUIN PUBS visited here in Budapest. Such a cool feature of the city!

ANY MINUTE I CAN SPARE soaking up the summer here in the city. It’s kind of the best!

How was your month? Do you like football (soccer)?

One Month in Budapest // Two Months in Budapest // Three Months in Budapest // Four Months in Budapest

 

As I write this update, I am sitting in my parents’ house in Montana, prepping for my sister’s wedding on Saturday! So it’s kind of weird to be thinking back to my life in Budapest and everything that happened last month. It was a fun, eventful month and I can’t wait to see what happens next! I hope you enjoy!

FOUR MONTHS IN BUDAPEST: BY THE NUMBERS

TWO DAYS in Bratislava, Slovakia! Considering I had pretty much never heard of Bratislava before moving to Europe, it is quite the charming little city.

ONE DAY TRIP to the Hungarian city of Eger!

SO MANY glasses of wine in the Valley of Beautiful Women, the wine valley near Eger. The most delicious wine and oh-so-cheap!

A CUP OF COFFEE with a very wrong name.

TWO HOURS of the annual May first air show in Budapest.

MANY HOURS enjoying the spring time here in Budapest!

ONE CUTE art project with the students in honor of Mother’s Day…where most of them misunderstood the assignment and wrote my name instead of theirs! Ha!

THREE HOURS in Paris–just long enough, after waiting in line for most of the time in immigration, to buy some macarons!

TWENTY-SEVEN HOURS in transit from Budapest to Montana for my sister’s wedding, including one extra flight and stopover in Seattle than expected. But we made it! At least we were on Air France which is a pretty nice airline.

How was your month??

One Month in Budapest By the Numbers // Two Months in Budapest By the Numbers // Three Months in Budapest By the Numbers 

And just like that, the third month has come and gone! Everyone agrees that the first six months of moving to a new place is the biggest adjustment period, and I am on board with that–but I also think the first three months can be the toughest.

The third month in Budapest was absolutely wonderful, though. I feel much more comfortable at my job, although it’s not easy: the kids are starting to realize they’re supposed to listen to me and some of them might even like me. We got two trips abroad under our belts, also! Add that to the absolutely insanely lovely spring weather (sometimes a little too warm–it’s only April, people!) and life in Budapest is looking sunny indeed.

THREE MONTHS IN BUDAPEST: BY THE NUMBERS

ONE celebration for our six-month anniversary! A brunch celebration because that’s our favorite kind. Also, excuse my exhausted face–my teaching schedule leaves me looking tired all.the.time.

TWO HOURS dying eggs with the kiddos in celebration of Easter.

FIVE DAYS in Greece! I gave you a taster of our trip to Greece here but it was basically a dream, despite the fact that so many things didn’t go as planned or went wrong.

THREE DAYS on Santorini. Aka heaven on Earth. I’ve been trying to restrain myself from posting pictures from Santorini constantly on every social media channel and texting them to everyone I know. It’s that beautiful.

48 HOURS in Vienna on a spontaneous getaway. We decided to go Thursday evening and left Friday afternoon! It’s only about a two-hour train ride from Budapest so it’s nice for a quick little getaway.

ONE gorgeous library visited. The State Hall Library at the Hofburg in Vienna is a must if you visit the city–it’s gorgeous and what is better than a library?!

FIVE HOURS in classy cafés in Vienna. Vienna has some of the best cafés in Europe–great coffee and great cakes and so atmospheric. I like Café Sperl, Demel for the cakes, and Café Central–touristy but unmistakably Viennese.

MORE explorations in this lovely city of Budapest. Now that the sun is out so much it’s so easy to take a wander after work and see where I end up.

FOUR outside excursions with my class. Getting outside with 18 rowdy first graders and letting them just run is so helpful in getting through the day.

TONS of spring blossoms found all over the city.

THREE new brunch spots found in the neighborhood–for a city that doesn’t really do brunch, I’ve been able to find it when I want it.

TWO stops at my new favorite ice cream place, Gelarto Rosa–it’s as delicious as it is pretty! (One stop on the sunniest Sunday ever, one stop on a balmy week night evening, I’m not sure it gets much better than that).

ONE new Instagram hashtag! Are you joining in with #meandthegreatworld yet??!

How was your month? Have you explored near or far?

One Month in Budapest                                                                                                                                                                       Two Months in Budapest